250+ TOP MCQs on File System Concepts and Answers

Operating System Multiple Choice Questions on “File System Concepts”.

1. ______ is a unique tag, usually a number identifies the file within the file system.
a) File identifier
b) File name
c) File type
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: a

2. To create a file ____________
a) allocate the space in file system
b) make an entry for new file in directory
c) allocate the space in file system & make an entry for new file in directory
d) none of the mentioned

Answer: c

3. By using the specific system call, we can ____________
a) open the file
b) read the file
c) write into the file
d) all of the mentioned

Answer: d

4. File type can be represented by ____________
a) file name
b) file extension
c) file identifier
d) none of the mentioned

Answer: b

5. Which file is a sequence of bytes organized into blocks understandable by the system’s linker?
a) object file
b) source file
c) executable file
d) text file

Answer: a
Clarification: None.

6. What is the mounting of file system?
a) crating of a filesystem
b) deleting a filesystem
c) attaching portion of the file system into a directory structure
d) removing the portion of the file system into a directory structure

Answer: c
Clarification: None.

7. Mapping of file is managed by ____________
a) file metadata
b) page table
c) virtual memory
d) file system

Answer: a
Clarification: None.

8. Mapping of network file system protocol to local file system is done by ____________
a) network file system
b) local file system
c) volume manager
d) remote mirror

Answer: a
Clarification: None.

9. Which one of the following explains the sequential file access method?
a) random access according to the given byte number
b) read bytes one at a time, in order
c) read/write sequentially by record
d) read/write randomly by record

Answer: b
Clarification: None.

10. When will file system fragmentation occur?
a) unused space or single file are not contiguous
b) used space is not contiguous
c) unused space is non-contiguous
d) multiple files are non-contiguous

Answer: a

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